Fish species

In FishandBeer, every species you can catch has a place in your collection. This is the guide to what those fish are, where they live, when they bite, and how to catch them. Log one and it fills its slot.

Pike

Esox lucius

The classic freshwater predator: long, toothy, and found almost everywhere.

Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Striped, greedy, and everywhere. The perfect fish to start a collection.

Zander

Sander lucioperca

A low-light predator with glassy eyes and a taste for deeper, coloured water.

Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Silver, red-finned, and the backbone of coarse fishing across Europe.

Bream

Abramis brama

Deep, slab-sided shoal fish that feed hard over soft bottoms.

Brown trout

Salmo trutta

Spotted, wild, and at home in cold, clean running water.

Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar

The fish of a thousand casts: sea-run, powerful, and hard-won.

Rainbow trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Hard-fighting and widely stocked, the go-to fish at put-and-take waters.

Grayling

Thymallus thymallus

The lady of the stream: a big-finned grayling loves cold, clear rivers.

Burbot

Lota lota

The only freshwater cod: a cold-water bottom feeder that comes alive in winter.

Tench

Tinca tinca

Dark green, thick-set, and a summer-dawn classic of weedy lakes.

Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Big, powerful, and clever. The fish that built modern specimen angling.

Before you fish: closed seasons, minimum sizes and catch limits differ by country and by water, and they change. Always check the current local rules and buy any licence you need before you go.

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